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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M21 has an overall score of 84.1, which is slightly better than Huawei Mate 8's 77.4 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy M21 body is a lot newer, but somewhat thicker and just a little bit heavier than Huawei Mate 8. Huawei Mate 8 has a processor that is just as good as Galaxy M21's processing unit, both have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
Galaxy M21 counts with a slightly better screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a quite bigger screen and a little bit more pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a much better camera than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a F2 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels and a much better video resolution.
The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy M21, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 128 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy M21 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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